New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor believes he has the bowling depth to take 20 wickets in his side's one-off test against Zimbabwe.
New Zealand entered the game light on bowlers, with veteran Chris Martin, debutant Doug Bracewell and spinners Jeetan Patel and Daniel Vettori sharing the load.
Long-time fringe player Graeme Aldridge was left to carry the drinks in favour of an extra batsman, while injury robbed the Kiwis of seamer Kyle Mills (groin) and Jesse Ryder (calf), who offers handy medium pace. Tim Southee and Hamish Bennett missed the tour through injury.
Batsmen Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill shape as likely contenders to at least fill in a few overs to give the frontline bowlers a break in the hot conditions on a flat pitch.
"I think their first innings is key. If we can bowl them out for as cheap as possible in the first innings, it will help us out a lot more in the fourth innings. We know we've got the bowlers and if we can chip in and take a few chances then, all going well, we can even have a bat at the end of day three," said Taylor.